Unit 11
Sectionalism
America was divided into “sections” with many regional differences
NORTH: Large, over populated cities, pollution due to the use of factories.
SOUTH: Agrarian society based on the plantation system.
WEST: Cheap land being given away to people willing to farm the new territory.
North vs. South vs. West North and West were growing rapidly. South was NOT interested in changing anything. The West needed Northern manufactured goods and railroads. The North needed food and natural resources from the West. |
The South feels left out!!!